Automatically-lightable cigar and cigarette.



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1. 11 1511; TI. BESSON, WIDOW OF THE LATE CLAUDE TIXIDRE, OF PARIS, FRANCE.

AUTOMATICALLY-LIGHTABLE CIGAR AND CIGARETTE.

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To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, LAURENCE Busson, (widow of the late CLAUDE Trxmnn) a citizen of the French Republic, and resident of Paris,- France, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Automatically Lightable Cigars and Cigarettes, of which the following jis a specification.

The lighting substances used until today offer the drawback that, while burning, they separate from the cigars and the like and drop down, thus burn ng the carpets, clothes as a binding material for said pastil and for increasing the mass of the pastil in order to conveniently distribute the heat which is emitted while the 'pastil is lighted. Said substances are replaced by other ones which, when strongly heated, remain inactive or unchanged, that is to say which neither swell nor explode nor fuse nor vitrify.

For preparing the paste used 'for manufacturing rubbers, the substances used until now for providing the wanted roughness are, according to the'present invention, replaced by substances such as powdered aluminium.

--The invention further relates more especially to certain'methods for putting into practice the above named means and still more especially to' improved industrial roducts, viz. automatically lightable obects and rubbers for producing the ignition of said objects which constitute an application of said means. c

The above is. more fully explained hereinafter, in the following description showing one exam le of the improvement.

For manu acturing automatically lightable cigars and cigarettes for instance and rubbers fun. igniting said objects, the following substances may preferably be used in the following manner: In the first place, concerning the manufacture of the paste which is used for preparing the lighting pastil in combination with said cigars or the body to-be lighted is dipped into the Specification of Letters Patent. Patented Mar, 3 1914, Application filed October 16, 1912. Serial No. 726.158.

like, a convenient adhesive is-first prepar which is composed as follows: water, 7 0 7 grams, gumtragacanth lS grams. The gum tragacanth is solved in cool, water (which requires several days), and in said adhesive is introduced a-suitable combustible ingredient which is conveniently-made of chlorate of potassium 200 grams, and on V the other hand a suitable combustible is added, viz: charcoal 100 grams, preferably ture thusobtained is submitted to'the action of'the grinder (which may be done without danger owing to the conditions of the chlorate of potassium in said mixture of the above mentioned substances) until said new mixture has become perfectly homogeneous (which lasts about a quarter of an hour). To said new mixture is added a substance which is provided with the above named powdered pumice stone L50 grams. After the addition of this last substance the grinder is again put in. action until a perfectly homogeneous half fluid mixture is obtained (which lasts for about a quarter of an hour). Then the manufacturing ofthe paste is finished and the paste may be used as usually,.that is to say one end of the aste or the paste may be applied at the end of the body by means of a spatula. It is applied in such quantities and in such a manner onto the cigars, that it formson said pr od-.

note a pastil which is solid or preferably perforated by -means of a point and onto- Concerning. now the manufacturing of specific weight, pumice stone and especially the rubbers, one adds to an adhesive formed as above stated: amorphous phosphorus 100 7 inconvenience, the combustion being positively performed without causing any dropping of the incandescent matter; the lighting is always positively secured and the rubbers manufactured according to the above v process are not only more eflicient, but also are of more attractive appearance.

Having now fully described my said invention, What-I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is:

A tip for the lighting of cigars, cigarettes or the like, composed of a mixture of adhesive and combustible iiigredients, said ingredients consisting of gum tragacanth, o-

tassium chlorate, tobacco charcoal pow er, 1E

pumice-stone, and water. In testimony whereof I havenerelin'to set my handin presence of two Witnesses.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cexits each, by addressing the f Commissioner of Iatenti.

Washington, D. 0. 

